QuestionI. like another poster who did not get her question answered, would like to know the following:
How much does a full term pregnancy increase a womans cancer risk if they had DCIS. I was treated and cured of DCIS in my left breast 4 yrs ago. It was 50 % prgesterone fed, I think due to taking 300-400 mgs of progesterone daily for 13 yrs for PMS.
I would like to have a child.
History is left breast DCIS, 3 surgeries, because it was too small to see to get clean margins the first time, and 6 wks radiation, which I sailed through. I am healthy, in my 40s and running out of time. What are the risks with me having a baby?
AnswerYou have a somewhat higher risk than normal of getting a new cancer in your right breast. That risk may increase somewhat - but not much - by a pregnancy. If your breasts are checked regularly any such change should be found early. If I were you and wanted a child this would probably not stop me from having one!
